George Orwell's 1984

- Comprehensive reading and study guides for the world's most important literary masterpieces- A selection of critical excerpts provide a scholarly overview of each work- "The Story Behind the Story" places the work in a historical perspective and discusses it legacy- Each book includes a biographical sketch of the author, a descriptive list of characters, an extensive summary and analysis, and an annotated bibliography

Introduction

7

(2)

Biographical Sketch

9

(3)

The Story Behind the Story

12

(5)

List of Characters

17

(4)

Summary and Analysis

21

(22)

Critical Views

43

(61)

Stephen Spender on Morality in the Novel

43

(1)

George Orwell's Defense of His Novel

44

(1)

Gorman Beauchamp on Sexual Behavior as a Form of Resistance

45

(2)

Paul R. Ehrlich and Anne H. Ehrlich

on Population

47

(3)

Ian Watt on Winston Smith

as the Last Humanist

50

(6)

Joseph Adelson on Self and Memory

56

(5)

Richard W. Bailey on the Use of Language

61

(6)

Alex Zwerdling on the Isolation of the Individual

67

(8)

Bernard Crick on the Novel as Satire

75

(7)

Hugh Kenner on Language, Art, and Politics

82

(3)

Joan Weatherly on the Novel's Ending

85

(6)

Michael P. Zuckert on Winston's Defeat

91

(4)

Michael Shelden on Autobiography and the Novel

95

(2)

Stephen Ingle on Historical Roots

97

(7)

Works by George Orwell

104

(1)

Annotated Bibliography

105

(3)

Contributors

108

(4)

Acknowledgments

112

(2)

Index

114

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